---
typeId: term
recordId: latest
fields:
  title: Latest
  definition: A mutable version label that is not authoritative identity.
  order: 1840
  usage:
    - Use DASL CID for identity. “Latest” may be a local or signed name binding,
      not an execution identity.
  avoid:
    - Do not execute by latest without resolving and recording an exact CID.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 16. Terms to avoid, reserve, or use carefully
---
